boomer

Next season should be fun!

Your right about that, but neither will Detroit for years to come with what they've locked into with their stupid longterm deals.

And you won't see a cup for many a year to come with the cowardly Franzen types that make up this team - shameful t what the Wings have become . Not enough Helms on this team. See you later...

Well I guess you had way more faith in this team than I did . To be honest I didn't think they would even get that far, mind you Columbus was a cake walk. And the Penguins who would have thought they would even be in the playoffs. It shows you what shrewd management can do with the right moves at the right time - kudos to Fred Shero jr. his father would be proud. Osgood I have to admit he shutdown all the naysayers which I was one. He was solid in the playoffs. I've been a fan of Detroit for 30 years but at playoff time I decided to pack it in. I was actually rooting for the Ducks imagine it had come to that. I had become disenchanted with the team's direction it had been building for while , I guess ever since Stevie Y left. I don't like the make-up of the team any longer I couldn't stand Holland's longterm deals that I believe will sink the team. I'm sick of all the imports year in year out. Anyhow I experienced all the lows and the highest of highs- ' THERE AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGHER' : but now its time to leave. Good bye Detroit.

Detroit had a cake walk against against Columbus. With the series against the Ducks face it they just squeeked through, they weren't too impressive. Had the Ducks got any secondary scoring from their other lines they would have been gone. After watching the Hawks beat Calgary and then dispose of Vancouver convincingly and with scoring coming from all over thier line-up and Kabibulin being rock solid I see Detroit gone in 6. Detroit's defense along with its goaltending will not be able to contain those dynamic young Blackhawks.

Keep hitting that little ignore button Caligula you'll be having dialogue with you and the mirror- but we know you will peak from time to time, afterall whinning is your calling!

Your just a whinning drip Shoreline with a bone up your panties I would never put you on ignore your hockey lack of hockey knowledge is gives me immense pleasure especially as you mask it with your petty little rants that you try to pass as rational dialogue. Yeah you would be a real tough guy in sports bar to get into a tuss with. Man thanks again for the laughs I got go now and have a bowel movement.

Exactly, this guy hits the nail on the head, yeah will root for him that is all in the name of the team ; but some of us will always regard him as a liability and that's the bottom line. And if he gets stellar and brings us all the way Im sure I'll have to suck up a lot of s***. But on the otherside of the pond be prepared to come down from your high horse and suck your fair share too if he's the reason were bounced early!

Come in - come in- are you recieving- over

Exactly what the situation is.

Imagine the jubilation it is to be put on ignore by this guy - I'm lovin it!

Yes Shoreline definitely is an Osgood sychophant; what a pursuit.

That will end it all here right now, but no this is going to go all the way into the playoffs with your mentality - so be it!

If you notice its always the same 2 must be on his payroll.

Osgood blowers thats who they are . Backstom 44 shot to handle Osgood 22 enough said! Thank the team effort for the win . When your Chris Oscrap stops 35 shots and lets in 2 goals ; then turns in another simular performance, then he start to get respect from the lot of us who think he sucks and is pulling down the team down. Until then keep flogging the dead horse pumpers were not impressed.

Can't wait!

Stop blowing your excuses he had years to improve on this dimension of his game, but he never has in over 15 years.

Don't worry you will be seeing this transpire in a few weeks, and the blowers will blame the defense.

yeah try standing on your head for change for the team instead of inflating your ego- has been!

Astute.

Yes coming out with Cup it looked good, but let's face this season the trouble signs had been there from the start; though Conklin put up a small run that gave us some hope, and maybe were still hoping he is going to shine through. But nevertheless there were plenty of goalies around the league up for grabs, maybe not the high profile ones , but hey we could have gotten someone reliable for 25 shots a game; there a lot of thos guys around. At one point I kept saying to myself Gerber's on waivers why not take a chance on him. The guy was treated like crap in Ottawa and guys like that would love to prove something especially if they got a chance like Detroit. Burke took him and the leafs have won a few games . Point is if you recognize a problem you address it , Holland felt their was none though his was winning team it was at the near bottom in save percetages and defense period. But then again ,when you see the mentality of some who will defend Osgood no matter what it explains the lunacy of it all. By the way look back to game 5-6 against Pittsburgh when he started looking shaky. Remember how he bobbled the puck on the line with seconds left and we won the Cup. For me then and there I said I hope we get another goaltender next year. I'm glad there wasn't a game 7 let me tell you.

If you construed that I meant he intentionally has gone out of his way to screw the team, no I don't believe that and he would, and I would never claim so. Listen he has done some exstemely successful things with excellent scouting draft picks and some last minute deals going into the playoffs. But this goaltending issue is something which he has totally mishandled, and what ticks me off its all about allocating funds here so that the pile of the money should go there for the scoring elite in our team. How much do we need? I guess by his logic a hell of a lot because we have become a team that primarily plays catch- up hockey. Do you like the Canucks? Some think they could go far this year, I'm not so sure with their road record . But the solid reason is Luongo there and he can steal games. I like Hossa but I'd take a solid netminder over him any day of the week, because playoffs is all about getting the timely goaltending.

I'lll have to agree yes we have been getting away with it. Hasek and Cujo when they came here were not at the top of their game, but we did manage with Hasek for awhile because of our solid D. But you look at this year with the goaltending lapses its draggging the team down mentally and physically. When Detroit plays catch-up hockey like they have been doing all year means they are not playing their A game of puck possesion that has sucessfully frustated teams in the past. The focuss becomes all offense out scoring the opposition this leads to a further increase in D breakdowns. Plus we have a lot of veterans that get worn down further than they should have to . Look how we have declined defensively in the league this year despite our winning record. Ken Holland goes and give Zetterberg a 12 yr. contract , I'm sorry its ridiculous. Look at the team with all its abundance in finesse and scoring, you can't tell me that you could do not away wth some of that for a netminder that can steal for you when it counts. IF this team had this capacity now they would be favoured for the Cup again. Theirs no justification for a championship team to have 2 back-ups as starters. Holland is the prime reason it is so;along with others in the organization that have gone along with his logic. And no I don't think he will be around for the duration of the Zetterberg contract. And if he is I'll be gone by then.

Really that's why when you hear hockey commentators around the league continually mentioning how sub par the Detroit goaltending is and how their D is really going to have to step it up a few notches if they ever hope to repeat this year- I think it says it all what a joke its all become" goaltending on the cheap in Detroit ". Come on Doc wake up and smell the bourbon.

The reason is simple his name is Ken Holland. Fans of other teams comment to me often that they can't fathom how Detroit has not gone to get a goaltender that mirrors the teams strength ; I just give them my standard answer "goaltending on the cheap in Detroit" What else can you say with all the big longterm contracts that Holland likes to dole out. Wait until the cap shrinks further those type of contract can only come back to haunt you. And by then Holland will be long gone!